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2014 No. 2405

Designs

The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2014

Made

6th September 2014

Laid before Parliament

9th September 2014

Coming into force

1st October 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Registered Designs Act 1949( 1 ).

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014.

Amendment to the Registered Designs Rules 2006

2. The Registered Designs Rules 2006( 2 ) are amended as follows.

3. After rule 2 insert—

“ 2A Directions of the registrar

Any directions given by the registrar under sections 31A or 39 must be published on such website as the registrar considers to be likely to bring them to the attention of those persons likely to be affected by them. ” .

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

6th September 2014

( 1 )

1949 c.88 ; section 36 was amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48) , Schedule 3, paragraph 26, S.I. 2001/3949 , Schedule 1, paragraph 11 and the Intellectual Property Act 2014 (c.18) , section 12(3).

( 2 )

S.I. 2006/1975 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules.

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The Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2014 (2014/2405)

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